Bone Age X-ray (hand and wrist) cost at US hospitals

X-ray bone age study · CPT 77072

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Bone Age X-ray (hand and wrist)

A bone age study is an x-ray, almost always of a child's left hand and wrist, read to estimate how far the skeleton has matured. The question is not whether anything is broken — it is whether the bones are ahead of, behind, or in step with the child's actual age.

$29.00

lowest cash price

$252.75

national median

$2,497.00

highest cash price

890

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $29.00–$2,497.00 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$2,497.00

HCA FLORIDA NORTHWEST HOSPITAL — MARGATE, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($282.10) → Sep 1, 2026 ($468.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 4 $125.58 $410.28 $622.44
Arizona 20 $57.90 $93.91 $411.07
Arkansas 10 $44.40 $168.35 $372.00
California 85 $68.53 $339.30 $1,194.42
Colorado 17 $56.67 $727.61 $1,624.00
Florida 73 $165.02 $659.00 $2,497.00
Georgia 25 $50.03 $228.00 $1,584.86
Hawaii 2 $150.08 $150.08 $298.50
Illinois 50 $87.50 $353.40 $781.20
Indiana 26 $105.50 $172.80 $972.74
Iowa 27 $90.30 $208.64 $299.00
Kansas 11 $61.20 $651.32 $1,351.02
Kentucky 22 $79.90 $286.80 $972.74
Louisiana 1 $124.80 $124.80 $124.80
Maine 7 $171.25 $473.75 $626.35
Maryland 2 $71.40 $71.40 $71.40
Michigan 27 $80.08 $407.20 $468.00
Minnesota 19 $138.43 $171.81 $432.80
Mississippi 10 $56.60 $86.08 $264.15
Missouri 20 $157.30 $223.30 $610.50
Montana 2 $252.80 $252.80 $293.60
Nebraska 12 $90.30 $111.50 $195.05
Nevada 4 $143.50 $158.90 $200.20
New Hampshire 1 $365.75 $365.75 $365.75
New Jersey 22 $54.24 $86.35 $170.00
New Mexico 2 $158.76 $158.76 $158.76
New York 22 $125.84 $125.84 $812.00
North Carolina 14 $163.50 $227.08 $284.00
North Dakota 4 $184.00 $314.40 $315.20
Ohio 67 $97.20 $284.05 $653.40
Oklahoma 16 $29.00 $170.57 $359.45
Oregon 13 $34.02 $246.75 $495.55
Pennsylvania 32 $100.20 $262.80 $1,004.40
South Carolina 10 $145.50 $206.00 $1,080.00
South Dakota 6 $232.80 $292.00 $386.40
Tennessee 37 $50.03 $76.47 $1,436.16
Texas 113 $60.29 $292.97 $2,416.00
Virginia 42 $67.85 $211.00 $2,349.00
Washington 32 $138.40 $282.00 $488.16
West Virginia 17 $116.50 $213.50 $355.00
Wisconsin 32 $59.85 $292.50 $1,195.15
Wyoming 4 $67.20 $168.96 $183.84

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood, OH $367.50 $41.88 – $441.00
Central Medical Center Seattle, WA $368.00 $107.00 – $107.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo, CA $368.88 $19.67 – $601.70
Sanford Hospital Webster Webster, SD $369.60 $145.07 – $415.80
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook, MN $369.60 $111.66 – $415.80
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy, MN $369.60 $111.66 – $415.80
Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton, OH $370.50 not published
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs, AR $372.00 $58.13 – $297.60
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON, FL $373.10 $107.21 – $374.82
Orange County Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA $374.40 $96.00 – $96.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK, CA $374.40 $96.00 – $96.00
Downey Medical Center Downey, CA $374.40 $96.00 – $96.00
San Bernardino - Fontana Medical Center FONTANA, CA $374.40 $96.00 – $96.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE, CA $374.40 $96.00 – $96.00
South Bay Medical Center HARBOR CITY, CA $374.40 $96.00 – $96.00
San Marcos Medical Center SAN MARCOS, CA $374.40 $96.00 – $96.00
West Los Angeles Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $374.40 $96.00 – $96.00
Woodland Hills Medical Center WOODLAND HILLS, CA $374.40 $96.00 – $96.00
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY, CA $374.40 $96.00 – $96.00
San Diego Clairemont Mesa Medical Center SAN DIEGO, CA $374.40 $96.00 – $96.00
Los Angeles Sunset Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $374.40 $96.00 – $96.00
Moreno Valley Medical Center MORENO VALLEY, CA $374.40 $96.00 – $96.00
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $374.50 $64.42 – $204.79
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston, TX $374.50 $64.42 – $420.09
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX $374.50 $64.42 – $204.79
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX $374.50 $64.42 – $204.79
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX $374.50 $64.42 – $204.79
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX $374.50 $64.42 – $210.04
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX $374.50 $66.38 – $66.38
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX $374.50 $64.42 – $204.79
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth, TX $376.35 $26.06 – $28.67
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington, TX $376.35 $26.06 – $28.67
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen, TX $376.35 $26.06 – $28.14
Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Plano, TX $376.35 $26.06 – $28.14
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle, TX $376.35 $26.06 – $28.67
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton, TX $376.35 $26.06 – $28.67
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX $376.35 $26.06 – $28.67
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas, TX $376.35 $26.06 – $28.14
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco, TX $376.35 $26.06 – $28.14
Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington Arlington, TX $376.35 $26.06 – $28.67
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman, TX $376.35 $26.06 – $28.14
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford Bedford, TX $376.35 $26.06 – $28.67
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX $376.35 $26.06 – $28.14
Texas Health Hospital Rockwall Rockwall, TX $376.35 $26.06 – $28.14
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Southlake, TX $376.35 $26.06 – $28.67
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $376.35 $26.06 – $28.67
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $376.35 $26.06 – $28.67
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville Stephenville, TX $376.35 $131.99 – $142.55
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne, TX $376.35 $26.06 – $28.67
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane, WA $385.00 $116.50 – $403.49

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